Managed ODP.NET with external authentication (NTS) results in "ORA-01017: invalid username/password" when Windows Credential Manager contains an entry for the database host

(Doc ID 1581531.1)

Last updated on MAY 30, 2017

Applies to:

Oracle Data Provider for .NET - Version 12.1.0.1 and later
Generic Windows

Symptoms

Attempting to connect to a target database and Authenticate using Windows external authentication with the ODP.NET Managed driver may fail with the following if Windows Credential Manager contains an entry for the database host:

ORA-01017: invalid username/password;

Cause

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